India Today

India Today is the leading news magazine and most widely read publication in India. The magazine’s leadership is unquestioned, so much so that India Today is what Indian journalism is judged by, for its integrity and ability to bring unbiased and incisive perspective to arguably the most dynamic, yet perplexing, region in the world. Breaking news and shaping opinion, it is now a household name and the flagship brand of India’s leading multidimensional media group. Additionally, the weekly brings with it a range supplements like Women, Home, Aspire, Spice and Simply which focus on style, health, education, fashion, etc. and Indian cities.

FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

India Today

THE AFTERSHOCKS

BELEAGUERED IN QATAR

NAIDU’S SHIFT IN STRATEGY

GIVING MUSLIMS A HAND

THE BURDEN OF EXPANSION

HURDLES AHEAD

CHRONICLING TIBET

SAVE THE DATE

Command Centre

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

A BATTLE FOR LOST GROUND

Ghosh and josh

REBIRTH PANGS • THE CONGRESS RALLIES A FIGHTING FORCE AGAINST ITS MAIN RIVAL BRS WITH A CONSTITUENCY-WISE CAMPAIGN STRATEGY

THE CONGRESS ARSENAL

A Mizo Minefield

DISHOOM DISHOOM DEMOCRAZY

EXTRA DRY COCKTAILS

Y Me?

TWICE ROASTED

A FORCE TO RULE THE SKIES • WORLD-CLASS ACQUISITIONS HAVE GIVEN THE INDIAN AIR FORCE A COMBAT EDGE IN THE REGION. ROBUST IN DEFENCE, LETHAL IN STRIKE CAPABILITY, IT SERVES AS A WARNING TO OUR TWO ADVERSARIES

THE IAF: WINGS TO RECKON WITH • The Indian Air Force can project power through a wide swathe of the Indian Ocean Region. These are the platforms that enable it to do so

MISSILES AND RADARS

NORTHERN OPPONENTS • This is how the air forces of India’s main adversaries, China and Pakistan, stack up against the IAF

THE NEW GOLDIES • HOME TO HOMECARE, TRAVEL TO CONSUMABLES, A WHOLE ECONOMY IS SPRINGING UP AROUND THE NEEDS OF INDIA’S SENIOR CITIZENRY, HELPING THEM LIVE LIFE ON THEIR OWN TERMS

RISE OF AGE TECH • With digital and remote monitoring on the rise, seniors now have an array of gadgets that are less intrusive and can be seamlessly integrated into their daily lives, helping them live independently

A SPACE OF THEIR OWN • Housing options for the elderly who want to live independently and with others like them, and the model of ownership offered

BITTER HARVEST • Changing weather patterns are wreaking havoc on Indian apples, robbing them of their deep red colour and premium quality

IN DEPTH KNOWLEDGE FROM THE MOST CREDIBLE SOURCE

INDIA’S BEST B-SCHOOLS

CHANNELING THE CHANGE • THE INDIA TODAY GROUP-MDRA BEST BUSINESS SCHOOLS SURVEY SHOWS AN ENCOURAGING TREND—THE GAP BETWEEN THE TOP-RANKING INSTITUTES AND THOSE AT THE BOTTOM HAS ALMOST HALVED. ANOTHER NEW BEGINNING—RANKING OF THE BEST SHORT-TERM COURSES

HOW THE B-SCHOOLS WERE RANKED

EXPANDING HORIZONS • FROM COURSES FOR THE ARMED FORCES TO TEACHING FISCAL PRUDENCE TO ZILLA PARISHAD MEMBERS, INDIA’S FIRST IIM TAKES MANAGEMENT EDUCATION BEYOND BUSINESS WHILE REMAINING TRUE TO ITS CORE

TURNING THREAT INTO OPPORTUNITY • SPJIMR, MUMBAI, SHOWS HOW TO PUT THIS WISDOM INTO PRACTICE WHILE TEACHING MANAGERIAL SKILLS TO BUSINESS LEADERS OF THE FUTURE

MET Mumbai: Elite B-School in the Spotlight

BRAVE NEW WORLD • FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF INDIA’S MBA GRADUATES, THE CHOICES THEY MAKE WILL MATTER AS MUCH AS THEIR CAPABILITIES. FIVE PIECES OF ADVICE TO NAVIGATE THIS EXCITING NEW LANDSCAPE

INDEX

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CASTING CHARACTERS • At 99, sculptor Ram Sutar is busier than ever—and has just unveiled a statue of B.R. Ambedkar in the US

PAINTING THE BLUES • An ongoing show at the Kiran Nadar Museum of...